Silver Spoon (銀の匙)

Morning!

Oh, morning!

Feed Store Room

Cafeteria

Thanks for the food!

Yum!

All right, on to the next job!

Campus Motto Defy Logic Cooperation Diligence

Language Arts Quiz

"Udders and Lactation"

Feed Store Room

See you tomorrow.

Yum!

It's already time for finals.

I guess I'll review stuff for a bit...

Night.

Lights out!

Fall Chapter, Episode 1 Hachiken Becomes the Club Vice President

Mikage!

Oh, are you done with club stuff?

Yup.

Are you still finishing up your morning practicum?

A cow started giving birth right as we were about to finish.

I'm covered in muck.

Shouldn't you get changed quickly?

I'd like to...

But I'm looking for a bra.

B...ra...

...ssiere.

You can't find it?

Nope.

I washed it because it was dirty, but...

M-Maybe someone stole it?

What? Ew, that'd suck!

Those aren't cheap, you know?

Th-Then that's really unforgivable!

Right?

Can you help me look for it?

Sure!

Thanks! You're so helpful!

Wh-Wh-Wh-Wh-What kind is it?

It's black and big.

Black...

I wonder if the Holstein Club might know something.

Equestrian Club

Oh, Hachiken-kun.

What the hell is the Hol Club up to?

We're grooming the cow for the cattle show.

Cattle show?

It's a cow beauty pageant.

Here, that's what it's like.

Oh, the cow porn mag.

Porn mag?

Hmm...

The Hol Club's cow's back is more rounded, isn't it?

Oh, right.

Hang on a sec.

If you put her front legs on slightly higher ground, see?

The line of her back looks straighter.

You're right!

You can also let the hair grow longer where the back dips

and trim it short where the back's raised to make it look even.

Oh, I see.

So that's how you fake it.

More like, that's how we slave away to make her look beautiful!

It's warpaint makeup, okay?!

I'm sorry!

You're beautiful!

You're the best!

I'll never let any other man touch you!

Well, of course, the judges can see through stuff like that right away.

Huh, okay.

Oh, I forgot! I need to find that bra!

A bra?

Oh, it's hanging out to dry in the club room.

What size you need?

Large, please.

Oh, big ones, eh?

What's this?

A bra for cows.

When their udders get too large,

cows step on them and hurt themselves.

Ah, so that's the bra...

Ow!

This semester is chock-full of events

Ezonoo Festival

like the Ezonoo Festival and the Freshman War.

You may neglect your studies,

but remember that you can't compete in sports meets if you fail your finals.

Good luck, Tokiwa.

Sure.

Komaba, are you gonna be pitching again?

Yeah, the next one's probably my third game.

Wow, that's amazing!

I can't make it because of club duties, but good luck!

Oh, thanks.

Oh, Hachiken.

You sent some bacon to my family, didn't you?

Mom said it was great.

Oh, good to hear!

Do your mom and the twins ever come to your games?

Not sure they ever will.

Things are really busy back home.

So,

we third-years will be retiring as of today!

The first-years will have their debut competition in late September,

so don't let your guard down!

Okay!

We'd like Yoda to be the next club president.

Yes!

As for vice president...

Yoda-san is the only second-year, so...

...the vice president will be one of us first-years.

It'll be Mikage.

She's the group's best rider, after all.

I guess the odds are one in five.

I hope I don't get chosen...

Hachiken, we're counting on you.

Huh, wait!

What?

Congrats!

Good luck, Hachiken.

Yo, Vice Prez!

Good luck!

Ooezo Agricultural High School Equestrian Club Club Journal

Why me?

Mikage's so much better at riding.

This isn't about who's good.

Vice presidents build consensus.

Hachiken, for better or worse, you're an honest guy, right?

Huh?

I'm... rather cynical.

Even about things like picking this school.

Even your cynicism is honest.

Put another way,

you're kind of obvious.

Well, that's why it's easy to trust you.

Everyone will find you easy to talk to if they have any problems.

Of course we thought about Mikage as vice president, too.

But, how should I put it...

Even though she's easygoing,

she kind of doesn't let people get too close, right?

I-Is that right?

Really?

Call it a woman's intuition.

I'm skeptical.

Have more confidence, Hachiken!

Because of the whole pizza and bacon thing,

some of taken to calling you "the guy who never says no"!

Me?!

Oh, that sounds kind of cool!

So he never turns anyone away?

It just goes to show how much people trust you, okay?

Please become the vice president.

Good luck, Man Who Can't Say No!

Huh?

Just one word change, and I'm now an indecisive guy?

I wonder if I'm cut out to be the vice president...

It just goes to show how much people trust you, okay?

Please become the vice president.

Wh...

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Message Received 1/1 One Message Frm: Mom Sub: The bacon arrived

Message0001 Date/Time: 9/3 18:15 Frm: Mom Sub: The bacon arrived It's Mom. The bacon arrived yesterday. I was surprised to hear from Shingo that you'd made all of it. It was delicious.

It was delicious. I had Dad try some. He said it was good.

Wh-Wh-Wh-What's the matter, Mikage?!

Oh, um, it's nothing.

Nothing?

Komaba, did you do something to her?!

I didn't do anything.

It's got nothing to do with you.

H-Hey!

Oh...

Um, are you okay?

I'm fine.

Don't worry about me!

Honestly, it's nothing.

What the hell?

Honestly, it's nothing.

It's got nothing to do with you.

Man, I didn't sleep enough because I had too much on my mind.

Morning.

Oh, morning.

Um—

I'm glad it cleared up!

Yeah.

About yesterday—

Oh, and you're now the vice president!

Y-You're right!

I can't believe it. I wasn't in any clubs in junior high.

I wonder if I'll do an okay job as vice president.

You'll be fine.

When you put your mind to it, you're really focused, Hachiken-kun!

Everyone trusts you, too.

Um, if something's bothering you—

Morning!

Huh, what's wrong, Hachiken?

Something bothering you?

In the end, I couldn't ask her...

And the two of them live right next to each other and are childhood friends.